Rules and Such...

- Challenges are posted every Wednesday- You may combine this challenge with others
- You can use any products or stamps (you aren't restricted to just using Pixie Cottage, although we would love to see how you use our products too!)
- Post your creation on your blog with a direct link to this challenge
- Entries due by midnight (EST) on the Tuesday nightbefore the next challenge
- Winners will be announced on Fridays!

Nov 27, 2009

Happy Thanksgiving and Black Friday. I have been so busy, I should have posted this several days ago. Did you get any good Black Friday sales? I DID! and I didn't even have to leave my house! Many of the deals were online, and I stayed up till the wee hours and managed to snag a few items before they disappeared.

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For the month of December we are welcoming two guest designers to The Pixie Cottage. You saw Tanya Rudd's work displayed in the design team challenge examples. Tanya has been a great support to The Pixie Cottage and to myself. She is a kind and selfless person. You know it is hard to get to really "know" someone on the internet, but I feel like I have a good sense of the type of person she is. She contributed to the Toys For Tots Charity Auction. (If you haven't seen it just click on over, it is an excellent value for the money and all goes to a great cause) I thought she deserved to be one of our first guest designers.

And another very talented artist joins us for the month of December. She was one of our first Top 3 winners in our first Pixie Challenge. Denise over at Denise @ KC242 has such a flair with designing cards. I love everything she makes, and although I was a bit slow in getting some stamps out to her, she was gracious enough to use some of the digital images till the stamps arrived. "Sooooo....." I said to myself... "wouldn't this be the opportune time to show some of the new stamps arriving very soon?" Denise was nice enough to make two cards!

The first is a new stamp by ArTish.

I just love how Denise did those clouds in the background, she is going to have to tell me her secret!

She also did a card with Tricia Moore's new nativity stamp. I think it is just sweet.

I love how Denise did the blanket on this one. And the 3-D effect is always one of my favorites. You can visit Denise at her design team blogs also. MLDT and Midnight Madness Challenge Blog

Thanks Tanya and Denise for joining us, it is an honor and a pleasure to have you on The Pixie Cottage Design team.

Nov 25, 2009

We know that you are super busy this time of year, stuffing the turkeys and baking the pies, decking the halls and all that good stuff - so we are so glad that you have come here for a bit of crafting fun! Before we reveal our next challenge, we would like to say

thank you

to all the lovely entries we had for our challenge! It was so exciting to see all of the creations; it was so fun to see all the different takes on the sketch!

Congratulations! Please contact Michelle at CASDANBEN@aol.com to get the details on how to get your prize :)
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We also have our very first TOP THREE winners :) Just look at these fabulous creations...

blew us away with their fabulous creations! They get to have this little button for their blogs :)If you have trouble uploading it, just email me (queen-of-nostalgia@comcast.net)

Absolutely fabulous work! Winning a top three puts you in the running to be a guest DT, and although you can't be selected Top 3 again for 60 days you will be eligible to win the random drawing prize for each challenge. We look forward to seeing your next work of art!

Every other Wednesday we will host a challenge, and we want you to play! Prizes and fun and inspiration abound, and because you have a week and a half to get your entry in, there is plenty of time to find your creative magic... And this week, we are so pleased to welcome our Guest DT, Tanya from Random Acts of Krafting. Not only does this gal have talent, she is as sweet as can be!

For this challenge, the Pixies are asking you to...

get stitchy!Use stitching on your project, whether they be real or "faux" stitching...

- You may combine this challenge with others
- You can use any products or stamps (you aren't restricted to just using Pixie Cottage, although we would love to see how you use our products too!)
- Post your creation on your blog with a direct link to the Pixie Cottage blog
- Leave a commentwith a link to your blog postwith your entry
- Create a card, scrapbook page, altered box... no limit to your creativity!
- Entries due by midnight (EST) on the December 6th
- Winners will be announced on Wednesday, December 9th, along with the next challenge!

And what will you win? I'm so glad you asked! :) One entry, drawn at random, will win a fabulous 15.00 gift voucher to Michelle's Scrapbooking and more!The Design Team will also choose our top three, each of whom will get the super cutie little button to put on their blog! But wait! There's more! The top three will also be in the running for a spot as a guest DT!

Most importantly - have fun! The Pixie Cottage Design Team had a lot of fun with this challenge and made some really cute creations with stitches... see what they came up with :) You can click on their name or the picture to be taken directly to their blogs.

Good Luck! Post your comment below with the direct link to your entry :) We can't wait to see what you create! Don't forget, you can use this codeto make a direct link to your entry :) Go ahead and take this little button if you like. I know I have to look at it each time I enter a contest! I can never remember :)

So in between carving that turkey, eating that pie, and decking your halls, don't forget to make something stitchy for the Pixie challenge!

Nov 23, 2009

Stop by my Ebay Charity auction. There are over 20 handmade cards, many with The Pixie Cottage Stamps. Also included is a card box, beautifully hand decorated for year round use.

Stop by the auction HEREto see closeups of all the beautiful cards and to place your bids! If you win this auction, mention that you saw it on the Pixie blog and I will send you a free Pixie stamp along with your winnings!

Nov 21, 2009

Can you believe it is that time again already? Another Satuday Showcase! This time the design team did not have a theme, but rather got to choose whatever kind of card they would like to make. Maybe that will give us more of a glimpse into their personality?! I wanted to let everyone know that I did get a big shipment of Pixie stamps in last week, and am awaiting another shipment that should be here very soon, with the new stamps from ArTish, and Lisa Schmidt along with several of the other Pixie illustrators!!

Nov 11, 2009

Before we reveal our next challenge, we would like to say Thank you to all the lovely entries we had forthischallenge! Each and every one was something to celebrate :)

One lucky name was drawn and our random winner of the stamps is....

Maria Matter(Joyful Stamper)

Congratulations, sweetie! Please contact Michelle at CASDANBEN@aol.com to get the details on how to get your prize :)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

We also have our TOP THREE winners :)Congratulations to ShirleyN, CraftyPagan, and Gro.Just look at these fabulous creations...They get to have this little button for their blogs :) And you can have the Top Three collage too if you like! :)

Absolutely fabulous work! Winning a top three puts you in the running to be a guest DT, and although you can't be selected Top 3 again for 60 days you will be eligible to win the random drawing prize for each challenge. We look forward to seeing your next work of art!

Here at Pixie Cottage, we are sooo excited to invite you to play along with the Pixie Challenge! Every other Wednesday we will host a challenge, and we want you to play! Prizes and fun and inspiration abound, and because you have a week and a half to get your entry in, there is plenty of time to find your creative magic...For our this challenge, use this sketch...

- You may combine this challenge with others- You can use any products or stamps (you aren't restricted to just using Pixie Cottage, although we would love to see how you use our products too!)- Post your creation on your blog with a direct link to the Pixie Cottage blog- Leave a commentwith a link to yourblog postwith your entry- Create a card, scrapbook page, altered box... no limit to your creativity!- Entries due by midnight (EST) on the Sunday, November 22nd- Winners will be announced on Wednesday, November 25th, along with the next challenge!- You may create up to two cards to enter for the top three, but will have only one chance for the random prize drawing.

And what could you win? I'm so glad you asked! :) One entry, drawn at random, will win these stamps, the latest arrivals at the Pixie Cottage!The Design Team will also choose our top three entries, each of whom will get a super cutie little button to put on their blog! But wait! There's more! The top three will also be in the running for a spot as a guest DT!

You may flip the sketch if you like, and most importantly - have fun! The Pixie Cottage Design Team had a lot of fun with this sketch... see what they came up with :) You can click on their name or card to be taken directly to their blogs.

Good Luck! Post your comment below with the direct link to your entry :) We can't wait to see what you create! We have the code on how to do the direct link in our sidebar, and here it is as well :) Feel free to snag it for your own blog!

Nov 9, 2009

I am excited to announce the addition of another new artist to The Pixie Cottage, please welcome Lisa Schmidt! Many of you may know Lisa already, and if you do then you know how talented she is. Lisa has been successfully running her own paper piecing pattern business for some time now. I have always been a huge fan and knew that her piecings would make great stamps.

Here is her first image, and I just happen to have a card made with this cute little Kitchen Mouse.

Isn't he the cutest little mouse? He will be arriving in about a week, so I will be putting him up for presale this week.

I also thought I would share some cards from Eileen Gutierrez and Alisa Ramirez. Not only do they have adorable stamps but they make adorable cards with them too. And making its debut is Alisa Gavin The Elf stamp, isn't he a sweetie? He also will be arriving in approx a week, so be looking for him over at the store this week too. The other stamps are available now and in stock!

Nov 7, 2009

Hello everyone, yes it is that time again! I want to thank the design team for their patience with me this past week, it is a long story, but due to computer problems I have not been able to do everything that needed to be done. I have come to depend so heavily on technology, that is for sure.

Well, this week our cards are made with a Christmas theme in mind. Some of these stamps are in stock, and some are coming in, I am hoping next week. So if they aren't up and listed in the store yet, they will be soon. I also want to mention I have some other new images coming in that you will want to see, including one by a new stamp illustrator. I will post more on that early next week. Enjoy the cards!!!

Remember Sunday is the deadline for the challenge submissions, and a new challenge will be up on Wednesday along with the names of the winners from the present challenge. (Oh and I plan to have a card up with the rest of the DT for the new challenge... finally had a little time to play)